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Default A cooking pot that doesn't absorb the smell of fish when cooking fish?

On Fri, 7 Jan 2011 06:23:28 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

> On Jan 6, 7:15*pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> >
> > You want something that's stainless steel and not lined with Teflon.
> > * Wash it gently with scouring powder and vinegar after you cook
> > especially smelly fish. Or use "Barkeepers Friend", which contains
> > an acid (not sure if you can get that in the UK.) *Don't scrub it
> > too hard or the scouring powder will scratch the finish. (don't
> > scrub the outside at all.) *HTH

>
> Why not scrub the outside?
>

Because the outside is a mirror finish and an abrasive will scratch
it.


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